Bulls In The Lead, Bankex Rallies 2.9%
Suparna / 13 Aug 2013
The Indian markets climbed by 1.49%, with Banks, Auto and Healthcare being the key gainers. The Nifty ended on 86 points up at 5699 and the Sensex ended on 282 points up at 19229.
The Indian markets climbed by 1.49%, with Banks, Auto and Healthcare being the key gainers. The Nifty ended on 86 points up at 5699 and the Sensex ended on 282 points up at 19229. The global scenario also looked up today.
The advance-decline ratio ended positive today. On the NSE, 1869 shares closed in green, while 1436 shares ended the day in red.
Top 5 Nifty Gainers: Ranbaxy Labs closed with highest top gains, up by 8.5%. DLF, Axis Bank, JP Associates and NTPC were the others trading higher.
Top 5 Nifty Losers: Hindalco was down by 2.8% today, followed by Ambuja Cements, Coal India, Cairn India and ONGC.
11 of the 13 sectors ended in the green. Bankex were up by 323 points, Auto gained 238 points and Healthcare was 149 points higher. The IT sector also provided good support, up by 132 points. Mid-Caps and Small-Caps were both up by 62 points.
The Asian markets closed on a positive note. The Nikkei market was the top gainer, up by 347 points and Hang Seng ended 269 points higher. Shanghai Composite and Taiwan Weighted were also in the green zone.
Buzzers: BPCL posted its results for Q1, and its net profit came in at Rs 150 crore. The stock turned volatile after the announcement but closed with nominal gains, up 0.78% at Rs 286.
The government announcement on increasing import duty on gold and silver also minimized the volatility in USDINR.
Nifty Futures have broken their bullish crossover at 5700 and also managed to close above this level. A positive opening is likely in tomorrow’s trading session.
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